Monthly Compilation
35 current affairs published in January 2025
January 2025 Current Affairs for UPSC — every Why-in-News article AnantamIAS published in January 2025, mapped to the GS syllabus and packaged for revision. This January 2025 monthly current affairs compilation runs to 35 articles spanning Polity, Economy, Environment, Science & Technology, International Relations, Geography, History, Society and Internal Security — every entry written in the Why-in-News + GS-paper-mapping + UPSC-style practice-question format the Compass uses across every monthly digest on the site.
Each January 2025 entry opens with a Why in News? hook so you know exactly why the story matters for the exam, maps to the precise GS paper and sub-topic, summarises the development in scannable sub-headings, and closes with a UPSC-style practice question plus an FAQ accordion. The structure is deliberately repeatable: the same skeleton across every article in this January 2025 compilation, so revision feels familiar by week two and weak topics surface fast.
Use this January 2025 monthly current affairs page three ways. Read sequentially for a single-sitting scan of everything that mattered in January 2025. Download the January 2025 PDF for offline revision, printing or last-mile cycles before Prelims and Mains. Or filter by GS paper from the Monthly Current Affairs hub to focus on Polity, Economy, IR or Environment in isolation. For day-by-day study, jump to Daily Current Affairs; for the full year, see the 2025 Current Affairs archive. Working backwards? The previous month is December 2024 Current Affairs; the next is February 2025 Current Affairs.
Monthly current affairs for UPSC is the spine of revision — daily reading is for awareness, monthly compilations are what you actually re-read. The January 2025 set below is built for exactly that: open the article, skim the Why-in-News, lock the GS mapping, attempt the practice question, move on. Every piece links to its own per-article PDF if you'd rather collect the high-yield few than the full month.
Why in News? A new biological strategy to raise Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) in crops by modulating plant nitric oxide (NO) levels was reported by NIPGR on 07 Jan 2025. The method could reduce dependence on inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and lower agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.…
Why in News? Government announced large investments to expand Kandla (Deendayal) Port capacity: a mega shipbuilding complex and a new external cargo port, together costing about ₹57,000 crore and adding substantial cargo and shipbuilding capacity. Announcement covers two headline projects: ₹30,000 crore Mega Shipbuilding Facility…
Why in News? MoSPI released the First Advance Estimates of GDP and GVA for 2024-25, giving the first official macro growth pointers for the financial year and informing fiscal, monetary and policy calibration. FAE reports Real GDP for 2024-25 at ₹184.88 lakh crore with growth…
Why in News? Department of Financial Services (DFS) brought together regulators, technology partners and founders to strengthen the fintech ecosystem, discuss regulatory-sandbox tools, scale digital payment infrastructure and promote credit using digital footprints for MSMEs. High-level convening: Secretary, DFS chaired the meeting with senior officials…
Why in News? The Election Commission released the schedule and detailed operational instructions for the Delhi Assembly poll including final electoral rolls, polling station norms and voter facilitation measures. This sets the election management framework and Model Code of Conduct activation for the capital. Schedule…
Why in News? A concentrated national campaign against tuberculosis has public-health, implementation and inter-ministerial coordination implications for disease elimination targets and health-system responsiveness. High-level push: Union Health Minister chaired a meeting with 21 line ministries to operationalise the 100-day intensified campaign under TB Mukt Bharat…
Why in News? The annual Pre-Budget consultations concluded ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26, gathering structured stakeholder inputs that will shape fiscal choices, sectoral allocations and policy signals for the coming financial year. Timing: Consultations ended in early January 2025, just weeks before the Budget,…
Why in News? The Ministry of Steel opened PLI Scheme 1.1 for specialty steel on January 6, 2025, to broaden participation after industry feedback and to accelerate domestic production of high-value steel grades within existing budgetary allocation. Scheme reopening: PLI Scheme 1.1 is a fresh…
Why in News? Union Minister of Agriculture asked states to intensify efforts under NMEO-OP as progress and fund utilisation lag behind the mission targets aimed at edible oil self-sufficiency. Target shortfall: NMEO-OP aims to bring 6.5 lakh hectares under oil palm by 2025-26 but many…
Why in News? Union Home Minister to launch BHARATPOL portal developed by CBI on 07 January 2025 in New Delhi; portal aims to speed up international cooperation through INTERPOL and improve field-level police access to cross-border assistance. Launch event scheduled for 07 January 2025 at…